Music Recommendations
The songs listed here are not mine. These are tracks I want to share and talk about, because I enjoy them.
Click on any song title if you feel like reading about my thoughts on the song / my relationship to it.
For a more condensed view, I have compiled a Youtube playlist of all the songs listed here.
176: “Bungalow” by Bilderbuch (2017)
It’d be a shame if non-Germans couldn’t appreciate the randomness of these lyrics, so here you go.
ID: “pV-GGCrRcu0”
175: “The Magic Key” by One T & Cool T (2003)
I’m not sure if I ever heard this song as a child. Either way, it struck a chord with me when my girlfriend played it in the car recently.
ID: “TQV-0fwwCQM”
174: “The One Moment” by OK Go (2014)
This is a good song to question the meaning of it all.
ID: “QvW61K2s0tA”
173: “Oh Mama” by Run The Jewels (2016)
Soon after watching this video for the first time, I had become entranced by RTJ’s songs.
ID: “EBYsx1QWF9A”
172: “Bass the Bass' bass Bass Base Basement” by Patrick Henaghan (from: “Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands”; 2023)
This song has quickly turned into my favorite piece from the game.
ID: “FQOve176pZo”
171: “Bulletproof” by La Roux (2009)
“This time, baby, I'll be
Bulletproof.”
…is this the resolution I want to start the new year with?
ID: “Kk8eJh4i8Lo”
169: “Bopstead Bop” by Patrick Henaghan (from: “Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands”; 2023)
For this home town tune, Patrick Henaghan found the right balance of repetition and novelty, creating feelings of both familiarity and excitement in me.
ID: “g6sLghcwfZk”
168: “Still Feel” by Half Alive (2018)
Apparently, the song got much attention because of the impressive choreography. But the song is also pretty damn good in and of itself.
ID: “KOOhPfMbuIQ”
167: “Bein’ Friends” by Keiichi Suzuki (from “Mother” for the NES, 1989)
This week’s tune carries nostalgia for me, but also childish happiness. I find it beautiful.
ID: “qop0AE8GYmE”
166: “Head On (Hold On To Your Heart)” by Man Man (2013)
How can a song feel so old and so familiar while being so new and unknown?
ID: “kI1PWcTe0W4”
165: “Sabre Dance” by Aram Khachaturian (1942)
I feel philistine for only celebrating already celebrated classical music, and only getting a kick out of exciting pieces like this one.
ID: “Dpu7MwJZvFg”
164: “Tell Her About It” by Billy Joel (1983)
An important reminder for myself and all lovers out there, “from a man who’s made mistakes”.
ID: “p0pM5dm--yQ”
163: “Hope” by Arlo Parks (2021)
This one has been overdue for a long time… A lovely song, my favorite of hers so far. Enjoy!
ID: “8d-blfWHSng”
162: “Black Hole Sun but with the Dire Dire Docks Instruments” by Iestyn Wegener (feat. Kōji Kondō and Soundgarden; 2021)
One might think this wouldn’t get an audience of 300k views. But I’m glad it did, and I’m glad it reached me.
ID: “qbD9B9vMJ3E”
161: “Parapapà Perepepè” by Franco Godi (from: “Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness”; 1976)
When I listened to this whacky song this week, it might have struck the same nostalgia in me as the sight of the DVD had struck in my mom.
ID: “oKVRq5iT2T4”
160: “Times Like These” by Foo Fighters (2002)
Somehow, this song manages to express this very unique feeling of lostness; of struggling to reorient oneself.
ID: “rhzmNRtIp8k”
159: “Das Letzte Mal” by Die Fantastischen Vier (2010)
This song is about staying at a party too long, and suffering the consequences. It might be nostalgia, but I find its sound excellent.
ID: “thHS9r0dCHI”
158: “Red's Humble” by BotanicSage (feat. Kendrick Lamar; 2017)
Possibly the best video-game-and-rap mashup there is.
ID: “6nhjZhyzW2g”
157: “Bustin” by Neil Cicierega (feat. Ray Parker, Jr., 2015)
Bustin makes me feel good.
ID: “0tdyU_gW6WE”